In the spirit of the holidays, I want to help keep you happy – by helping you reduce the amount of trash you throw away. But I’m not here on my own. Once again, I’m teaming up with Junk King to help you reduce holiday waste. Junk King is the #1 Rated Junk Removal Service in […]

The 10 Day Simple Green Holiday Challenge Only Available Until December 24, 2016 Do you hear Christmas carols … and cringe? Does the idea of holiday shopping fill you with dread? Are you wondering where you’ll find the time for all the cleaning and cooking and decorating and entertaining you have to do between now […]

Headache? Achy joints? Runny nose? Itchy eyes? You’re probably thinking you’ve got a cold. It might just be that your indoor air quality stinks – literally. Indoor air quality can be a LOT more polluted than the air outside. That’s bad news for those of us who live inside – which, I think, is everyone […]

Do your Black Friday shopping spree plans include shopping for a clothes washer, clothes dryer, dishwasher or refrigerator? If you’re buying appliances on Black Friday, whatever you buy, make sure they carry the ENERGY STAR logo. Here’s why, courtesy of Appliances Connection, a one-stop shop for appliances and a good source for suggestions on how […]

Wondering whether you should make the switch to a green home? Based on my own fabulous experience living in a green home for almost 30 years, I highly recommend it. But don’t just take my word for it. Here’s my breakdown of the 7 best benefits of a green home, with thanks to Home Improvements […]

On November 8, you can vote to stop climate change. Will you? On Friday, November 4, the Paris Agreement on climate change is set to formally go into effect. It aims to stop climate change in its tracks by significantly reducing the emissions that cause global warming while increasing the amount of energy we get from […]

Can you rap if you can’t breathe? Or if you’re trying to survive a Category 5 hurricane? Nope. In fact, you can’t do much if the air stinks, or if you’re battling catastrophic floods and winds. Reverend Lennox Yearwood, the President and CEO of the non-profit Hip Hop Caucus, gets it. That’s why he’s mobilizing the […]

Did carpet cleaning almost kill me? Well, not exactly. But it did make me so sick, I suffered for several days with what felt like a terrible flu. Turns out, it wasn’t the flu. It was an unexpected and very severe reaction to the chemical compounds in the cleaning fluid I was using to clean my […]